I was working on this weeks blog post, it was going to be a Nuevo Vallarta post. It can wait. When I saw this video and immediately knew I HAD to do this weeks post on the video. I follow Danielle Mansutti on Youtube, she is a beauty and fashion Youtuber. I love her makeup tutorials.

I don't want to steal the video's thunder, so I'm not going to say too much about it, but it is a powerful video on cyber bullying. The reality of it is everyone experiences it to some degree, even if you are stunning (which she is), weak people behind their computer or phone will say nasty things to tare you down in attempt to make them feel better about themselves.

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I LOVE her message here so much and I am so grateful she had the strength to make this video. Lets all do our part to make that number a zero. Lets give genuine compliments, praise one another, build people up. Also, lets share this video and help create awareness and hopefully open up people's minds. Hopefully after someone sees this video they will think twice before leaving hurtful comments or bullying in any way. Readers, thank you so much for connecting with me through blogging. And just know YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL and God doesn't make junk!

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Let me start off by simply saying I LOVE music! I could be in the worst mood ever, pop some T-Swift on, and in an instant I am all better (just ask my husband) lol. There are certain songs that make me feel so amazing, inspired and powerful. I decided to make this post because I realized that I turn to music so often to pick myself back up. Sometimes encouraging lyrics and an up-beat tempo is all I need to remember that everything is going to be just fine. For example, earlier today I was feeling a bit down and discouraged about a few things, so I went to YouTube, typed in fight song by Rachel Platten, pressed play and felt at peace again.

Here are some of my GO-TO songs for when I need to remember that I am strong, powerful and confident. Enjoy!

|My power's turned on Starting right now I'll be strong (I'll be strong) I'll play my fight song And I don't really care if nobody else believes 'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me Know I've still got a lot of fight left in me| - Rachel Platten

| My heart beating, my soul breathing I found my life when I laid it down Upward falling, spirit soaring I touch the sky when my knees hit the ground | - Hillsong United

*Absolutely watch the music videos to the next two songs, Try & Brave. They are amazing and extremely inspring!!

|Take your make-up off Let your hair down Take a breath Look into the mirror, at yourself Don't you like you? 'Cause I like you| -Colbie Caillat

|Everybody's been there, everybody's been stared down By the enemy Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing Bow down to the mighty Don't run, stop holding your tongue Maybe there's a way out of the cage where you live Maybe one of these days you can let the light in Show me how big your brave is| -Sara Bareilles

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Confidence. Self Talk. Shifting Our Focus

In the first blog post about self worth, I talked about how we must change the way we view ourselves. This post should help us all out in this life long journey of how to conquer self doubt, low self esteem and navigating through the worldly pressures to look and be "perfect". I pray we can be on a journey together of learning to love ourselves and embrace who God made us to be.

To be honest, I would say a lot of the time I have great confidence, but other times it is horrible! Sometimes when my hormones are out of wack, my confidence takes a real beating. I would say this is all correlated to my self talk... if I have positive thoughts, I feel amazing... on the flip side, if I have one bad thought it can be like a downward spiral into the land of self wallowing and negativity. Can you relate??

Comparison is the killer of confidence

I believe if we can master speaking life instead of death we will feel confident and free!!! We are in a society of comparing ourselves to others. Comparing hair, teeth, size, shape, color, bank accounts, clothes, etc. Haha and nothing like a little comparison to make you feel inferior and basically like crap! It is the enemy that plants seeds of comparison within us to make even the most beautiful women feel that she is unable to love the way she looks. Comparison is the killer of confidence!! Let's shift our focus. Let's focus on our positives attributes. Let's focus on our strong points, because WE ALL have them! Joyce Meyers says that confident people focus on their strengths instead of their weaknesses. I would totally agree. I will start. I love my hair, my eyes, my height, my teeth, my skin color and tone! There ... Your turn! What do you love about you?! Comment below telling me. I would love to hear! And do not say "nothing"... that is such an insult to God, your creator.. ever thought about that?.. So think of things you genuinely love about YOURSELF!

Are there things I want to improve in my life? Of course!! But I am going to focus on what I love so I have inner peace and can be truly happy.

Statistically 71% of women suffer from a low self esteem from physical appearance. We can change this with our self talk. Not only what we say to ourselves, but others too. Tip #1: COMPLIMENT OTHERS! Build people up! In return you will feel amazing.

We are ENOUGH at any size or shape. It's great to have goals , but know you are enough and beautiful all the time . I meet so many women who say "I will love the way I look when..." "When I lose these last 10 lbs" "when my skin clears up" "when I get a boob job" "when I can buy all those clothes to feel great". Well, so many times I have played the "when" game, and at 25 years old, I am already tired of it. I am gonna love all of me NOW, and when I do this or that it'll be just a bonus.

We must first love ourselves . The mindset of how we view ourselves must be right first. We must tell ourselves we are enough and beautiful before we reach our goal weight or before we look a certain way. Then when we reach that goal, we will already feel great on the inside, now the outside world matches... a reflection.

Tip #2: every time you catch yourself thinking something negative about yourself, replace it with THREE positive thoughts about yourself! This won't feel natural at first, but over time you will change your thoughts. Give it a shot!

I hope my thoughts add value in some way. I want to end with this, the top definition in the urban dictionary of Beautiful:

This is the kind of beautiful I want to put first. Above external beauty. 💕

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